Why It’s So Hard to Tax Billionaires
By Christopher Orlet / CounterPunch A recent NPR story attempted to explain why it is so hard to tax billionaires. The expert NPR interviewed for the story ticked off the…
$285 Billion Tax Cut for the Rich Is Now 2nd Most Expensive Piece of Build Back Better
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams A $285 billion tax cut that would predominantly flow to rich households is now the second most expensive component of the Build Back Better…
Who Is America’s Real God?
In God We Trust is on all our coins. But, which god?
American Fascism on Trial in Kenosha
Kyle Rittenhouse acted as a tool and expression of a fascist movement bigger and more organized than him.
‘Reckless’ FDA and Big Pharma Greed Blamed for Medicare Premium Hike
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Medicare Part B recipients will soon be hit with one of the biggest premium increases in the history of the government program, a hike…
Review: ‘Above the Fold’ a ‘Shockingly Powerful’ Exploration of Robert Scheer’s Career
As it lands on mainstream streaming services, Film Threat celebrates a ‘captivating,’ ‘riveting’ movie benefitting from our editor’s ‘intense passion’ and the ‘engaging and intelligent‘ commentary by Jane Fonda and…
Why Are Moderna’s Billionaires Airbrushing Scientists Out of the Vaccine Patent Picture?
U.S. taxpayers helped make Moderna executives super-rich, but those same execs aren't exactly sharing the wealth with scientists who made their COVID-19 vaccine a global success.
Flint, Michigan’s Newest Health Threat
Despite the public outcry over lead poisoning and pollution in the beleaguered city of Flint, Michigan, a new asphalt plant got the go-ahead on Monday.
Lee Camp: AOC & Pelosi’s Hilarious Climate Statements
Nancy Pelosi and AOC both believe that the US leads on climate change. They're thinking of the wrong metric. The US leads on pollution, not innovation and driving change.
Chris Hedges and Glenn Greenwald on the Second War on Terror (Video)
On this week's "On Contact," Chris Hedges discusses the second war on terror with the journalist, Glenn Greenwald.
Ralph Nader: Ways to Save Our Historic Postal Service
The future potential of the Postal Service is made clear in the just published book "First Class: The U.S. Postal Service, Democracy, and the Corporate Threat" by Christopher W. Shaw,…
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Aaron Maté: New Indictments Expose Democrats’ Russiagate Obsession as a Historic Hoax
The Canadian journalist joins Robert Scheer to discuss the damning new Justice Department evidence that the Hillary Clinton campaign conspired to finance and promote the totally fraudulent “Steele Dossier."
Police Watchdog Calls for Full Access to Body Cam Footage. The NYPD Says No.
The inspector general for the NYPD concludes, as ProPublica has detailed, that the police aren’t giving civilian investigators full access to body-worn camera footage.
No End to The Washington Post’s War on Whistleblowers
The nation needs more whistleblowers, particularly after the corruption of the Trump presidency.